Trey Hendrickson's future remains a mystery. Here are some of the best fits if the Bengals move him before the NFL trade deadline.

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Flacco (shoulder) is planning to start on Sunday versus the Bears, barring something unforeseen with his AC joint sprain in his right shoulder, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Saturday.

What’s interesting here for the Bengals is the disparity between the final injury report and comments from players and head coach Zac Taylor on Friday. Both Flacco himself and Taylor essentially made it sound like the starting quarterback would be out there against the Bears despite the AC joint sprain in his throwing arm.

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Flacco addresses the media ahead of his team's Week 8 game against the Chicago Bears at Paycor Stadium.

Last year, the Bengals’ defense was bad enough to get coordinator Lou Anarumo fired. This year, the Bengals’ defense is making last year’s version look like the 1985 Bears.

The Baltimore Ravens traded former Pro Bowl cornerback Jaire Alexander to the Philadelphia Eagles on Saturday after he was buried on the depth chart for weeks.

Many teams, including the Rams, 49ers, Lions, Colts and Eagles, have called the Bengals on numerous players, including LB Logan Wilson, CB Cam Taylor-Britt and, of course, DE Trey Hendrickson. For now, some teams don’t believe Cincinnati has any real interest in moving its core pieces.